Draft Yarra Ranges Heritage Strategy 2026-2036
SDL strongly supports both the Draft Heritage Strategy and the Draft Heritage Policy guiding principles, its overview of Council’s role in heritage, and alignment with Heritage Victoria’s Municipal Heritage Strategies guidance and The First Peoples’ Ways of Knowing, Being and Doing framework.
We strongly endorse the inclusion of traditional and evolving perspectives on natural environmental heritage and the recognition that heritage encompasses First Peoples’ cultural heritage, European and post-contact heritage, natural heritage, cultural landscapes, and intangible heritage including stories, traditions, and community memory.
We believe council needs to provide the necessary resources to ensure the Strategy’s effective implementation, ongoing review, and transparent reporting to the community.
We strongly endorse the inclusion of traditional and evolving perspectives on natural environmental heritage and the recognition that heritage encompasses First Peoples’ cultural heritage, European and post-contact heritage, natural heritage, cultural landscapes, and intangible heritage including stories, traditions, and community memory.
We believe council needs to provide the necessary resources to ensure the Strategy’s effective implementation, ongoing review, and transparent reporting to the community.